Chapter 1293 Pushing the responsibility is a master
The scouts were very fast, and it took them just over half an hour to reach the search area on horseback, and then began to search for the missing baggage train.
Although the "good news" sent back by the attacking troops relieved the commander's solemn expression, his tense nerves did not. He kept thinking about the missing baggage train, hoping for a surprise.
If something happens to them, you must find out the cause and report it to the base as soon as possible and ask them to re-send the baggage team to you.
"Captain, there's an urgent call from the reconnaissance force!" the chief of staff hurried over and reported, his expression obviously more solemn than before.
The captain's heart skipped a beat, knowing that something had really happened to the baggage train.
He immediately asked: "Where did they disappear? How did they disappear? How many troops did the Eighth Route Army dispatch to besiege them? The battle ended in less than half an hour, and the entire baggage train was transferred to eighty carts of ammunition and supplies."
The chief of staff shook his head and replied: "The specific situation has not been found out yet. They just found 80 large vehicles passing by on the side of the road near Hongjia Town."
"After searching the surrounding area for one kilometer, no battlefield was found, and not a single corpse of the imperial army was found."
"The reconnaissance force is expanding the search scope and will send a telegram to report the situation first!"
"How could this happen?" The captain frowned and couldn't figure out what was going on.
Staring at the map with a puzzled expression, he analyzed: "There is only half an hour for the aviation handover, which means that the Eighth Route Army must end the battle within half an hour and transport eighty large trucks of supplies."
"There are four hundred people in the baggage train. They are all well-equipped imperial troops, not paper tigers."
"Even if the Eighth Route Army mobilized four or five times its strength to encircle and annihilate them, it would never end the battle within ten minutes."
"They also need time to transfer supplies, so the battlefield must be near the baggage vehicles, otherwise it will be too late."
"Can anyone tell me what's going on?"
"If we can't find the battlefield, we won't know how the baggage train was killed, so we won't be able to report it to the base, and they won't dare to send us a new baggage train."
Several subordinates stood nearby, all frowning.
They certainly can't figure out the questions that even the captain can't figure out.
"Sir, the reconnaissance team is calling urgently. They have found the battlefield." A radio operator suddenly rushed in and interrupted.
The commander of the regiment was anxious to answer his inner doubts, so he bypassed the chief of staff and accepted the telegram handed over by the telegraph operator.
He glanced at the content above and shouted: "Where is Li Zhuang? Find the location of Li Zhuang immediately."
"Captain, Li Zhuang is five kilometers away from Hongjia Town, which is exactly an hour's journey." The chief of staff replied, pointing to a point on the map.
"I understand!" the captain shouted in sudden realization.
"The Eighth Route Army is so cunning. One battle was fought twice, and all of us were kept in the dark. They were allowed to hide eighty carts of materials and supplies under the escort of Imperial Army aircraft."
The chief of staff also understood: "First kill all the imperial troops in the baggage train at Lizhuang, then disguise themselves as imperial troops, rush to Hongjia Town under the escort of planes, and take advantage of the half-hour handover between our second and third planes.
During the free time, move all the supplies brought by the baggage train to the mountains and hide them."
"Captain, if we fight like this, the Eighth Route Army only needs to prepare twice the number of troops and a certain amount of heavy firepower."
Now that the problem has been figured out, the next step will be much easier.
The wing commander began to issue orders on the spot: "Send a telegram to the Chief of Staff of the base immediately."
"The baggage train was attacked ten kilometers away from the garrison base. The entire army was destroyed and all baggage supplies were lost."
"Because the baggage train did not send a request for help, our department only learned of the total destruction of the baggage train from the aviation report one hour after the battle ended."
Having said this, the captain paused for a moment, seeming to be thinking about what was to follow.
The chief of staff next to him looked at him with admiration.
The captain of the regiment was so powerful that he completely wiped out all the blame for the destruction of the entire army in a few words?
Although the total destruction of the baggage train had nothing to do with the regiment, the battlefield was within the regiment's defense area, so it was impossible to be considered jointly and severally responsible.
Now with this telegram, all liability is gone.
If we really want to pursue the case, the chief of staff and logistics director who are far away from the base will bear unshirkable responsibility.
Who told them not to send more escort troops when dispatching baggage trains and not to equip them with radio stations?
If the escort force of the baggage train was doubled and equipped with a radio station, the regiment would not receive the news more than an hour after the baggage train was attacked.
At that time, the battle had ended for more than an hour, and even if the alliance sent people to fly over, there was nothing they could do to save the situation.
I couldn't help but exclaim: "The captain is wise!"
"As long as this telegram is sent out, the destruction of the entire supply chain will have nothing to do with us, and there will be no reason for the logistics base to delay sending us ammunition supplies?"
The captain continued: "Continue to talk about the contents of the telegram, in order to avoid the same attack from happening again."
"Please Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, arrange at least half an infantry brigade to escort the baggage train, and equip them with no less than one radio station."
"Our department will dispatch an infantry brigade in advance to support the troops at the base of the garrison to ensure that the baggage team reaches the front line safely."
At the Japanese garrison headquarters in Huailai County, after reading the telegrams sent by the frontline offensive troops, the chief of staff could tell at a glance that they were shirking responsibility.
But there is no way.
What was said in the telegram was reasonable and well-founded, and I couldn't find any reason to refute it.
If we really want to be held accountable, I and the logistics person in charge will bear the brunt.
Therefore, he could only pretend that the whole army was destroyed and the whole army had not happened.
As for his dissatisfaction with the frontline commander, he could only keep it in his heart.
The mopping up has just begun. Don't let this small matter affect the harmony between yourself and the frontline commanders, and thus affect the overall counter-mopping up situation.
He ordered with a stern face: "The overall situation is our top priority. Immediately prepare a new batch of supplies to be sent to the front line."
"The standards for the escort troops are arranged according to the weight of the frontline commander, and two radios are allocated to the baggage team to keep in touch with the front line at all times and let them send troops to respond?"
Inside Jingu Ridge, the battle is still going on, but the positions of the protagonist and supporting characters have changed.
By three o'clock in the afternoon, Saburo Nakata still had not caught up with the hostages.
This is the last time agreed by the commander of the regiment before dispatching troops.
After this point, even if the attacking troops fail to complete their mission, they must retreat, otherwise military law will be engaged.
Saburo Nakata was very reluctant, but the military order could not be violated.
Li Zhiyong saw that the Japanese and puppet troops were about to escape, so he immediately ordered his troops to strengthen their offensive and seize the last opportunity to eliminate a few more Japanese.
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